Open AccessNotions of Leadership in the New Zealand ECE Centres of Innovation Programme
Author(s) -
Kate Thornton
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
new zealand annual review of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1178-3311
pISSN - 1171-3283
DOI - 10.26686/nzaroe.v0i15.1505
Subject(s) - courage , educational leadership , shared leadership , leadership development , leadership studies , transactional leadership , public relations , leadership style , sociology , early childhood education , political science , pedagogy , management , law , economics
Historically there has been limited recognition of, and research into, notions of leadership in the New Zealand early childhood education (ECE) sector. A study completed in 2005 exploring how leadership is defined and enacted in the New Zealand ECE Centres of Innovation (COI) gives us some insights into leadership in this sector. Although the three COI in this study represent different early childhood services, there were significant similarities in how leadership was enacted. This research found that leadership as defined and enacted in the COI was a shared endeavour and was characterised by courage, commitment and collaboration.